Question

what is the theme of dear departed ?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

"The Dear Departed" shows the hollow relations between two daughters and their aged father.These relations are purely governed by selfishness and greediness of the daughters. How the old father neutralises their designs to grab his items is the climax of the play.The play ,thus, reveals the breaking of human and familial relationships in the modern world.